Best of BS Opinion: Clarity for FDI, rising discom debt, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces of the day

First, the bad news. As migrant workers head for home and an immediate labour shortage looms for industries reopening their factories, the hiring outlook for the year ahead looks grim. A global manpower survey has shown that India’s net employment outlook for the July-September quarter is just 5 per cent, the lowest in 15 years. But here’s the good news – such as it is: India is among a group of four out of the 44 countries in the survey to project a hiring trend. Japan, China, and Taiwan are the others. All the same, this meagre growth leaves the